Mailing-galley.



R. E. ZEISKE.

MAILING GALLEY.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 1, 1909.

955,303. Patented Apr.19,191o.

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RICHARD E. ZEISKE, OF BELLVILLE, TEXAS.

MAILING.-GALLEY.

To all whom fit may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD E. ZEIsKE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bellville, in the county of Austin, State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Mailing-Galleys; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to 'make and use the same.

The invention relates to a type galley, and more particularly to theclass of mailing` galleys for receiving' type matter adapted for use inMustang mailer machines.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a galley of thischaracter in which the type when deposited therein may be thoroughlycleaned without 11p-setting the galley, as the cleansing uid will bepermitted to drain from the same without injury thereto and the typematter retained therein.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a galley of thischaracter, the construction of which is generally improved, and thatwill possess material points of advantages over this class of devices soas to enable the ready and easy handling of the type matter and alsopermit the quick and proper cleaning thereof.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a galley of thischaracter which is simple in construction, thoroughly efficient andreliable in operation and inexpensive in the manufacture.

Vith these and other objects in view the invention consists in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will behereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings which disclose the preferred form of the embodiment of theinvention to Venable those skilled in the art to practice the same andas pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawings Figure l is a perspective view of a galley constructedin accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical transversesectional view thereof.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views in the drawings.

Referring to the drawings by numerals 5 designates generally a typegalley comprising a metallic bottom or base plate 6 of rec- Specicationof Letters Patent.

Application filed September 1, 1909.

Patented Apr. 19, 1910. serial No. 515,661.

tangular shape, end walls 7, spacer plates 8 and side walls 9, thespacer plates 8 being interposed between the end walls 7 and the bottom6 and the opposite extremities of the side walls 9 are superimposed uponthe said spacer plates 8 to hold the side walls slightly elevated abovethe bottom 6 and also to provide slots or openings 10 between the sidewalls and bottom of the galley for purposes to be hereinafter described.

The side and end walls are united in any suit-able manner while thespacer plates 8 and the bottom 6 are secured thereto by suitablefasteners to form a rigid unitary structure. The side and endwalls arepreferably formed of metal and likewise are the spacer plates.

At intervals in the side walls 9 and passed through the same and thebottom 6 are supporting pins 1l which latter intersect the openings orslots l0 and serve in their purpose to prevent the side bars and bottomfrom displacement with respect to each other relative to their normalposition.

The type matter 12 is disposed or deposited in the galley 5 in the usualmanner with the use of metallic filling blocks and spacer plates of theordinary character.

It has heretofore been experienced that after type matter has beenwashed in the usual manner once a day for a period of several months ingalleys of the ordinary character there is a great deal of foreignmatter collected on'the type which practically renders the same uselesswhen replaced in the type case. Furthermore it has been noted that whenthe galley and type have been washed with lye and afterward rinsed withwater the galley will swell or materially warp thereby rendering thesame of no further use. It will be pointed out that due to the locationof the openings or slots lO between the side walls and the bottom 6 ofthe galley they will permit the thorough washing or cleansing of thetype and also assure the draining of the cleansing fluid from the typewithout the necessity of up-setting the galley or disturbing the typetherein. `Furthermore in view of the fact that the galley is entirelyconstructed of metal material there is no possibility of the samewarping or otherwise being distorted.

From the foregoing the construction and manner of use of the galley willbe clearly apparent without the necessity of a more Walls and bottom andalso intersecting the 10 said opening.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in presence of t-WoWitnesses.

RICHARD E. ZEISKE.

Vtnesses:

BEN B. VOLKENING, JosEPr-IINE CHESLEY.

